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Every two weeks, the Cutting EDge Podcast will bring you the latest in higher education technology news and analysis. The program will explore trending topics in depth and highlight news across the campus IT landscape. Each episode will feature conversations with top executives across higher education on things like hybrid learning, emerging technology, cybersecurity and modernization.
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Inside the making of Educause’s Horizon report
On the Cutting EDge podcast, Educause director of Teaching and Learning Kathe Pelletier says the process of putting together the association’s annual Horizon report is challenging, but provides an opportunity for leaders to think about how technology is changing teaching and learning.
https://edscoop.com/educause-horizon-report-greener-tech-choices/
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2023/5/2023-educause-horizon-report-teaching-and-learning-edition
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May 16, 2023
How California’s online college is training tech talent
On the Cutting EDge podcast, Calbright College’s Vice President of Workforce Strategy and Innovation Michael Younger says the online community college’s tech apprenticeship program will play a key role in addressing workforce shortages in tech jobs.
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May 2, 2023
How to find the right time to connect with students
On the Cutting EDge podcast, Western Governors University’s Jennie Sanders says research her team has done shows that the right kind of outreach to students is increasing course completion.
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Apr 17, 2023
Making innovation happen on a low budget
On the Cutting EDge podcast, Clackamas Community College Chief Information Officer Saby Waraich says he’s leaning on innovative ideas to help weather the workforce and budgetary challenges facing higher education institutions today.
https://edscoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-edscoop-50-awards/
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Apr 4, 2023
How one N.J. school is embracing interactive displays
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Mar 21, 2023
Virginia Tech’s CIO offers parting thoughts
As Virginia Tech CIO Scott Midkiff prepares to step down from his role leading the institution’s information technology, he’s looking forward to returning to a faculty post where he can concentrate on research and instruction.
https://edscoop.com/scott-midkiff-virginia-tech-cio/
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Mar 7, 2023
Meet Educause’s new cyber director
As higher education IT leaders rush to fill workforce gaps, the new director of Educause’s cybersecurity and privacy program says he plans to focus on the student side of cyber and privacy education.
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Feb 21, 2023
Inside ASU’s ‘paradigm shift’ for learning
As online learning becomes more of a mainstay in the higher education enterprise, Arizona State University is looking at the changing definition of what a “learner” is, according to Lev Gonick the university’s CIO.
https://news.asu.edu/20230124-solutions-partnership-asu-youtube-crash-course-expands-offering-college-credit
https://edscoop.com/arizona-state-university-digital-learning-record-pocket/
https://edscoop.com/arizona-state-zoom-innovation-lab/
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Feb 7, 2023
Using data to assess and improve student wellbeing
As student success continues to rank high in priority lists for higher education IT leaders, an initiative from Butler University’s Institute for Well-Being is giving institutions actionable data on how students are doing. Bridget Yuhas, a co-executive director of the institute, tells us more.
https://www.butler.edu/well-being/institute-wellbeing/swiss/
https://edscoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-edscoop-50-awards/
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Jan 24, 2023
Why universities need to build a culture around data and privacy
Ben Woelk, a governance awareness and training manager at the Rochester Institute of Technology, will lead an online workshop for Educuase on “Creating a Campus Culture of Security and Privacy” starting later this month.
https://events.educause.edu/courses/2023/creating-a-campus-culture-of-security-and-privacy
https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2019/9/wind-trees-and-security-awareness
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Jan 3, 2023
Why automatic credential issuance might be the next big thing
Paul Nagy, Hillsborough Community College’s vice president for strategic planning and analysis, says the school’s “auto grad” effort is using business intelligence to comb through a student’s transcript and automatically issue credentials that students have completed even if they weren’t setting out to complete that credential.
https://edscoop.com/radio/helping-students-get-credentials-with-business-intelligence/
Nagy is a winner of a 2022 EdScoop 50 Award.
https://edscoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-edscoop-50-awards/
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Dec 19, 2022
Helping students get credentials with business intelligence
Paul Nagy, Hillsborough Community College’s vice president for strategic planning and analysis, says the school’s “near grad” effort is connecting with students who are just a few credits shy of completing a credential.
Nagy is a winner of a 2022 EdScoop 50 Award.
https://edscoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-edscoop-50-awards/
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Dec 6, 2022
Why higher education IT strategic plans matter
Higher education technology leaders need to continue to align their work with the business and strategic goals of the university, Melissa Woo, chief information officer of Michigan State University, says on the Cutting EDge podcast.
https://edscoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-edscoop-50-awards/
In the news this week:
Edtech services provider Zovio offloaded Fullstack Academy, its coding bootcamp, to online course platform Simplilearn.
https://edscoop.com/zovio-liquidates-final-asset-ahead-of-company-closure/
George Mason University is working with Amazon Web Services to develop a streamlined platform for people looking to transfer colleges.
https://edscoop.com/george-mason-aws-college-transfer-platform/
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Nov 22, 2022
What's next for learning management systems?
As higher education leaders continue to dive deeper into hybrid learning experiences, faculty training on learning management systems and tools is becoming even more essential, John Baker, CEO of D2L, says on the Cutting EDge podcast.
In the news this week:
Higher education IT managers are running into pushback and dissatisfaction from employees who say they don’t need to be on campus to do their jobs.
https://edscoop.com/higher-ed-work-flexibility/
Online learning company 2U is starting to see the benefits of its acquisition of edX, its CEO said on an investor call.
https://edscoop.com/2u-leans-free-degree-pipeline/
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Nov 8, 2022
Higher ed leaders brace for new reporting requirements
Higher education IT leaders are preparing for changing federal reporting requirements on cybersecurity, data privacy and web accessibility, Jarret Cummings, Educause’s policy lead says on the Cutting EDge podcast.
https://edscoop.com/new-federal-it-requirements-coming-to-higher-ed-educause-says/
In the news this week:
A top official from the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office is pleading with higher education institutions to report cyberattacks and data breaches the moment they’re discovered.
https://edscoop.com/cyber-incident-reporting-ed-dept-federal-student-aid-office/
The Federal Trade Commission is suing edtech vendor Chegg for exposing tens of millions of users’ personal information after four major data breaches since 2017.
https://edscoop.com/ftc-sues-homework-aide-chegg-over-multiple-data-breaches/
Campus tech leaders are continuing to look to play a greater role in overall institutional strategic planning, according to the new list of 10 lT…
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Oct 25, 2022
Higher ed IT workforce ‘never going back’ to pre-pandemic model
The higher education IT workforce is “never going back to the 8-5 body in the chair in the building” way of operating, Lois Brooks, CIO of the University of Wisconsin says.
In the news this week:
Hybrid learning has the potential to make higher education more flexible, accessible and efficient — but not without concerted effort, according to a new report from Educause.
https://edscoop.com/educause-hybrid-learning-plan-university-college/
Enrollment numbers have yet to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
https://edscoop.com/university-enrollment-declining-2022/
Colleges and universities are under pressure to attract more students due to low enrollment numbers — and they’re willing to spend more money on technology to do so, according to survey data from student information system provider Jenzabar.
https://edscoop.com/colleges-raise-tech-spending-enrollment-decline-survey-jenzabar/…
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Oct 12, 2022
George Mason U. wants to take their RPA work nationwide
The founders of the Robotic Process Automation Initiative at George Mason University join the Cutting EDge podcast to explain how their new RPA community of practice effort has the potential to expand to a nationwide network.
https://edscoop.com/george-mason-u-establishes-statewide-academic-automation-community/
In the news this week:
A former technology manager at Northeastern University’s Immersive Media Lab was arrested in Texas and is charged with falsely conveying a bomb threat and lying to federal agents.
https://edscoop.com/northeastern-university-bomb-hoax-virtual-reality/
Universities are struggling to connect with their students, according to new survey results published by Salesforce.
https://edscoop.com/colleges-struggle-connect-students-salesforce-survey-2022/
Students are adjusting to online learning, but technology challenges persist, according to survey results from Educause.
https://edscoop.com/half-college-students-stressed-out-tech-research/
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Sep 13, 2022
Georgia Tech turns to data for institutional success
Georgia Institute of Technology CIO Daren Hubbard joins the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s “data excellence” initiative will improve operations at the Atlanta institution.
In the news this week:
Google’s philanthropic arm will invest $3 million in funding over the next three years in a University of Texas at Austin computer science education initiative.
https://edscoop.com/google-gives-university-of-texas-3-million-computer-science/
Yale University’s CIO is being promoted to be campuswide vice president of IT.
https://edscoop.com/yale-cio-john-barden-vice-president/
The California State University system has a new CIO.
https://edscoop.com/ed-clark-cio-california-state-university/
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Aug 30, 2022
How university CIOs push experience gains with modernization
Michigan State University CIO Melissa Woo and Virginia Tech CIO Scott Midkiff join the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about the role of IT modernization in student experience initiatives.
https://edscoop.com/admin-user-experience-key-it-modernization-university/
StateScoop & EdScoop's IT Modernization Summit On Demand:
https://upgather.com/it-mod-sled/live
In the news this week:
QuickLaunch, a higher education identity and authentication platform, says systems are back to operational after the platform experienced a distributed denial of service attack last week.
https://edscoop.com/quicklaunch-university-outages-havoc-first-day-campus/
San Diego State University has a new mobile safety app that includes campus safety alerts and gives users the ability to share their location with another person or university police.
https://edscoop.com/san-diego-state-launches-safety-app/
TimelyMD, a mental health telehealth company that offers its services to universities, will give student users…
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Aug 16, 2022
U. Massachusetts leans on hybrid to fuel student success metrics
Chris Misra, chief information officer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, joins the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s hybrid new student orientation program is driving data and information to help students even before they get to campus.
In the news this week:
Educause’s director of cybersecurity programming has left his post.
https://edscoop.com/educause-brian-kelly-cybersecurity-director/
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says that lists of college rankings are “a joke.”
https://edscoop.com/miguel-cardona-college-rankings-joke-data/
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection is warning college students against the threat of scams from cybercriminals.
https://edscoop.com/college-university-scammers-nys-warns-students/
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Aug 2, 2022
How data management drives enrollment at Texas Tech
Sam Segran, chief information officer of Texas Tech University, joins the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s latest enrollment and student success data effort is bringing more students to the school.
In the news this week:
Online education provider 2U is planning major payroll and marketing budget cuts to counter declining enrollment in online learning.
https://edscoop.com/2u-layoffs-spending-cuts-edx-focus/
A migration to a hybrid-cloud data center is underway at the University of South Carolina.
https://edscoop.com/university-south-carolina-cio-hyrbid-cloud-data-center/
Southern University and A&M College System is moving its learning management system to Canvas.
https://edscoop.com/southern-university-system-moves-to-canvas-lms/
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Jul 19, 2022
Balancing learning management systems with student experience
Nicolaas Matthijs, a vice president at Anthology, joins the Cutting EDge to talk about how the rapidly growing team behind the company's Blackboard Learn Ultra learning management system is working to shape learning experiences through the next generation of the software.
Matt Bemis, an associate registrar with the University of Southern California, shares how a years-long partnership with software company CollegeSource benefits the transfer approval process, and the reasoning behind selecting a cloud-based product for the step.
In the news this week:
Antioch University and Otterbein University are teaming up to form a national system for graduate and career-prep level courses. https://edscoop.com/antioch-otterbein-social-justice-course-catalogue/
The University of Georgia is investing more than $2 million in high-performance computing to support data-heavy work from current researchers and 50 new hires. https://edscoop.com/university-georgia-invests-2m-expand-high-performance-comp…
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Jul 5, 2022
Colleges strategize on study abroad tech as travel rebounds
As study abroad programs rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, colleges now have the added tasks of tracking of students during travel slowdowns and keeping them apprised of changing health guidelines.
Part of that challenge requires cutting through the noise of notifications and emails to make sure students know where they're going, Anthony Rotoli, CEO of Terra Dotta, a study abroad management software company, said on this week's episode of Cutting EDge.
UMass Global's new chancellor, David Andrews, also joins the podcast to share how proactive technologies like nudging can help reach working adult students.
https://edscoop.com/umass-global-david-andrews-new-chancellor/
In the news this week:
Global tech giant Siemens acquires Brightly in a $1.5 billion deal, bulking up its customer base and smart infrastructure portfolio.
https://edscoop.com/siemens-acquires-brightly-1-5-billion-edtech-deal/
The City University of New York names former New York City finance department IT leade…
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Jun 21, 2022
What does it mean to add CIO to your job title?
Higher education institutions' spending doubled on student information systems last year, marking a "turning point" in the education technology market, according to the Tambellini Group, an industry research firm. In recent years, the approach to marketing and designing SIS has also changed, Vicki Tambellini, the firm's founder, said on this week's episode of Cutting EDge.
https://edscoop.com/student-information-system-tambellini-group/
Also joining this podcast this week is the University of North Texas' Adam Fein, who recently added chief information officer to his title, in addition to the vice president of digital strategy and innovation since 2018.
In the news this week:
Cyber.org declared June "National Cybersecurity Education Month," in hopes of rallying private and public sector organizations around K-12 cybersecurity initiatives.
https://edscoop.com/national-cybersecurity-education-month-cyber-org/
The University of Arkansas system is consolidating its online education eff…
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Jun 7, 2022
More not necessarily better when it comes to implementing edtech
To thoughtfully review technology, faculty should only pick a few tools to try at once, the University of North Carolina's Todd Cherner said on this week's Cutting EDge.
Also, Coursera Chief Content Officer Betty Vandenbosch and the University of Michigan's Lauren Atkins Budde discuss making virtual reality more accessible to students.
In the news this week:
University of Phoenix president George Burnett stepped down effective June 1, after the Department of Education inquired about a previous job at another for-profit school.
https://edscoop.com/university-phoenix-president-george-burnett-quits-inquiry/
The FBI warns universities about VPN credentials circulating on Russian forums.
https://edscoop.com/fbi-russia-cybercrime-university-credentials/
California State University system's chief information officer and chief information security officer take a road trip to all 23 campuses.
https://edscoop.com/california-education-pathways-workforce/
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May 24, 2022
How higher ed IT leadership are communicating about increasing workloads, burnout
On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge, we hear from senior IT leadership about how they're adapting operations and workplace guidelines to retain employees.
First, Jacqueline Malcolm, vice chancellor of IT for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, explains how the system is set up to make sure employee feedback makes it to the top.
Then, Michael Cato, chief information officer for Maine's Bowdoin College, explains the new opportunities and pressures that IT staff face in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the news:
The Department of Education's Office of Edtech announced the first refresh to the National Education Technology Plan since 2017.
https://edscoop.com/national-edtech-plan-2022-refresh/
Virtual classroom company Class plans to buy Blackboard's Collaborate from administrative tools provider Anthology.
https://edscoop.com/class-buys-blackboard-collaborate/
The University of Central Florida hired a senior vice president for student success with a backgro…
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May 10, 2022
Adding communication features to courseware can aid students asking for help
When students are too intimidated to write an email to their professor, it can lead them not to ask for help, Lumen Learning Chief Academic Officer David Wiley says on this week’s episode of Cutting EDge.
The National Student Clearinghouse’s Tara Conrad joins the podcast to talk about the nonprofit’s venture into blockchain.
In the news:
Experts explained a potential mismatch between the cybersecurity workforce and current academic options at “Hack the Capitol” last week.
https://edscoop.com/universities-cyber-workforce/
VR company VictoryXR is working with universities on creating immersive learning experiences, terming them “metaversities.”
https://edscoop.com/morehouse-college-vr-metaverse/
The University of Arkansas hired its first system-wide chief information security officer to identify cybersecurity threats across 22 campuses, divisions and units.
https://edscoop.com/university-of-arkansas-ciso/
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Apr 26, 2022
How implementing OER is like training a puppy
On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, providing a free textbook to cut costs for students is “opening a door” to using open educational resources, according to edtech nonprofit OpenStax.
West Virginia University’s libraries built a foundation for using OER through grants and review programs.
In the news this week:
Lincoln College in Illinois is planning to close in May, following 157 years of operations.
https://edscoop.com/lincoln-college-ransomware-enrollment/
https://edscoop.com/lincoln-college-illinois-ransomware/
Arizona State University and Pearson are ending their online program management partnership in June 2023.
https://edscoop.com/pearson-arizona-state-contract-ends/
Educause published its annual Horizon report on teaching and learning.
https://edscoop.com/2022-educause-horizon-report-professional-development/
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Apr 12, 2022
Translating third-party cyber risks for campus administrators
On this edition of the Cutting EDge podcast, EDUCAUSE's Brian Kelly talks about the delicate process of screening third-party vendors.
Dell Technologies' Hernan Londono explains why colleges need to move more aggressive to modernize IT systems.
In the news this week:
Universities are eying more continuing education programs, but workers say they need access to benchmarks like real-time enrollment data and more administrative support to meet goals.
https://edscoop.com/university-continuing-education-modern-campus-survey/
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to improve cybersecurity at California's community colleges with $100 million in new funding.
https://edscoop.com/california-cyber-funding-community-colleges/
North Carolina's Fayetteville State University is using a 36-foot-long video wall to highlight paid internships and jobs.
https://edscoop.com/internships-fayetteville-state-jobs-video-wall/
This episode of the Cutting EDge Podcast is brought to you by Dell Technologies.
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Mar 29, 2022
How advising against automated proctoring fed into course design
On this episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, University of Michigan-Dearborn Associate Provost Mitchel Sollenberger explains how the decision to avoid automated proctoring when the coronavirus pandemic began fed into a constantly-evolving conversation around assessment and course design.
Microsoft’s U.S. Education Senior Surface Specialist Kristen Kolodzeij and Director of Higher Education, Worldwide Education Industry, Rob Curtin join Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash to talk about how colleges and universities are investing in new ways to promote more equitable and more secure access to higher education resources.
In the news this week:
Researchers at the University of Washington in St. Louis are developing chips with tiny timers to defend against cyber attacks from quantum computers.
https://edscoop.com/wash-u-cybersecurity-timers-iot/
Clemson University is working with researchers to explore applications for AI-based analytics software after SAS donated $3.3 million.
https://ed…
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Mar 15, 2022
Data is transforming how universities approach student success
On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, the University of Kentucky's Director for Analytics Todd Brann explains how the institution is leaning on data to find ways to support students.
Researchers at Georgetown University's Center on Education and Workforce are trying to calculate what students are getting back from their educations.
In the news this week:
Virginia Tech and Amazon are partnering on machine learning research
https://edscoop.com/virginia-tech-and-amazon-to-collaborate-on-machine-learning-research-fellowships/
Illinois is building a "2.0" version of its education data system
https://statescoop.com/illinois-education-data-longitudinal/
New Mexico State University hired a new chief information officer
https://edscoop.com/new-mexico-state-university-announces-system-chief-information-officer/
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Mar 1, 2022
Ensuring quality for postsecondary credentials, digital study tools
On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge Podcast, Digital Pedagogy Lab founder Sean Michael Morris explains how he plans to connect with instructors after his move to edtech company Course Hero.
Jobs for the Future's Stephen Yadzinski discusses the Education Quality Outcomes Standards.
In the news this week:
The University of Washington named a new chief information officer.
https://edscoop.com/university-washington-cio-andreas-bohman/
Bowdoin College is lending out laptops to all of its students, in addition to iPads.
https://edscoop.com/bowdoin-free-macbooks-ipad-program/
Kentucky recently launched a discussion platform for faculty and staff across the state's public institutions to discuss common challenges to student success.
https://edscoop.com/kentucky-launches-online-platform-to-discuss-student-success/
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